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The Oakland Athletics Should Pursue Trevor Cahill… As a Reliever

Ever since being traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Arizona Diamondbacks all the way back in 2011, Trevor Cahill simply put, has not been the same pitcher. Since being named to the 2010 AL All Star roster and winning 18 games for the green and gold, his career began somewhat of a downward spiral.

After earning a respectable 3.87 ERA over 346.2 innings in his first two seasons (2012-13) in Arizona, Cahill posted a 3-12 record over 17 starts in 2014 and was demoted to the bullpen. Despite career-highs in hits per nine innings (10.